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Sawtooth National Forest roads open today
Which of Sawtooth National Forest's forest roads are open to your vehicle today, from the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
Today in Sawtooth National Forest, Tue, Oct 27
Miles of designated forest road by vehicle, across 4 ranger districts in Idaho and Utah.
| Vehicle | In season | Outside its season | Designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATV | 1,434 mi | 179 mi | 1,613 mi |
| Motorcycle (dirt bike) | 1,458 mi | 155 mi | 1,613 mi |
| Side-by-side over 50 in | 1,432 mi | 181 mi | 1,613 mi |
| Side-by-side 50 in or narrower | 1,434 mi | 179 mi | 1,613 mi |
| 4x4 / Jeep | 1,432 mi | 181 mi | 1,613 mi |
| High-clearance vehicle | 1,458 mi | 181 mi | 1,639 mi |
| Passenger car | 1,458 mi | 181 mi | 1,639 mi |
| Motorhome | 1,458 mi | 181 mi | 1,639 mi |
Forest Roads Open TodaySawtooth National Forest
1,458 mi of Sawtooth National Forest's 1,639 mi of roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season today, Oct 27.
- In season
- 1,458 mi
- Outside their season
- 181 mi
- Dates not published
- 0 mi
Coming up
- Nov 1: 32 mi on 12 roads open
- After Nov 14: 4 mi on 2 roads close
- After Nov 15: 9 mi on 12 roads close
- Nov 16: 3 mi on 2 roads open
Seasonal roads for high-clearance vehicles (the 200 longest of 503)
- Pole Cr-Germania (FR 70197) · 14 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Ketchum-Featherville (FR 70227) · 13 mi · Ketchum Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Decker Flat (FR 70210) · 12 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Ketchum-Featherville (FR 70227) · 10 mi · Fairfield Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Fourth of July Cr (FR 70209) · 10 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- N Cottonwood (FR 70545) · 10 mi · Minidoka Ranger DistrictOpen May 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- E Fk Baker Cr (FR 70168) · 10 mi · Ketchum Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Aug 29Outside its season · opens May 1
- Hopper Gulch (FR 70546) · 10 mi · Minidoka Ranger DistrictOpen May 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Dry Creek (FR 70527) · 9 mi · Minidoka Ranger DistrictOpen Jun 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Couch Summit-Deer Park (FR 70010) · 9 mi · Fairfield Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 1
- Indian Springs (FR 70544) · 9 mi · Minidoka Ranger DistrictOpen May 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Baker Cr (FR 70162) · 9 mi · Ketchum Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Valley Road (FR 70194) · 9 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Worswick Cr.-Big Peak (FR 70465) · 8 mi · Fairfield Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 1
- Langford Flat (FR 70637) · 8 mi · Minidoka Ranger DistrictOpen May 16 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Paradise Timber (FR 70030) · 8 mi · Fairfield Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 1
- Beaver Creek (FR 70204) · 8 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Buckskin (FR 70617) · 8 mi · Minidoka Ranger DistrictOpen Nov 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens Nov 1
- Slate Creek (FR 70666) · 7 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Spur 166N1 (FR 166N1) · 7 mi · Fairfield Ranger DistrictOpen May 1 to Sep 30Outside its season · opens May 1
- Smiley Cr (FR 70077) · 7 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Fisher Cr (FR 70132) · 7 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- E Fk Salmon River (FR 70120) · 6 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
- Alturas Lake Cr (FR 70205) · 6 mi · Sawtooth National Recreation AreaOpen May 1 to Nov 30In season · closes after Nov 30
Source: USDA Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Maps. Always check the official MVUM and posted signs; this map is not a legal document.
- The Forest Service's own dates
- Your vehicle, any day
- What opens and closes next
Dates from the USDA Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Map data. Get the official map from the Forest Service. Rules: 36 CFR 212.51, 261.13.
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On Tue, Oct 27, 1,458 mi of the 1,639 mi of Sawtooth National Forest roads designated for high-clearance vehicles are in season, and 181 mi are outside their season, by the Forest Service's Motor Vehicle Use Map dates.
Nov 1: 32 mi on 12 roads open. After Nov 14: 4 mi on 2 roads close. After Nov 15: 9 mi on 12 roads close. Pick another vehicle or date in the tool to see its own dates.
It is the Forest Service map that says which roads, trails and areas in a national forest are open to which vehicles, and when. Under 36 CFR 212.51, motor vehicle use "shall be designated by vehicle class and, if appropriate, by time of year". This tool reads those designations for the forest roads.
No. Once a forest publishes its map, 36 CFR 261.13 makes it "prohibited to possess or operate a motor vehicle on National Forest System lands" in that unit "other than in accordance with those designations". A road outside its season is closed to that vehicle until it reopens.
From the Forest Service's own Motor Vehicle Use Map data, published for 105 national forests. It is not a legal document: carry the forest's official map and obey posted signs, which can close a road early for snow, fire or damage.
Some forests are not in the Forest Service's published road data yet. A missing forest means we do not know, never that its roads are closed; get its map from the forest's own office.
Not yet. It covers designated forest roads. Off-highway vehicle trails are on the same official map, and many forests open them on different dates.
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